Explore the Family Name Muralidharan

The meaning of Muralidharan

Indian (mainly southern states): from a personal name based on a Sanskrit expression meaning ‘possessor of a flute’, a reference to the god Krishna. — Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, the southern Indian name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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How common is the last name Muralidharan in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Muralidharan has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. The rank advanced from 99,214 in 2000 to 62,903 in 2010, showing an upward change of 36.6%. In terms of count, there were 169 individuals with this surname in 2000 that rose to 318 by 2010, a growth rate of 88.17%. The proportion per 100,000 people also increased from 0.06 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010, marking an 83.33% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#99,214	#62,903	36.6%
Count	169	318	88.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.11	83.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Muralidharan

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that a majority of individuals with the Muralidharan surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. In 2000, this group constituted 96.45% of all Muralidharans, and while this percentage slightly declined to 95.91% in 2010, it remained dominant. Despite a negligible presence in 2000, by 2010, there was a 2.20% representation of White ethnicity among people with this surname. Meanwhile, there were no recorded changes in the percentage of Muralidharans identifying as two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	96.45%	95.91%	-0.56%
White	0%	2.2%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%